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W. H. GESELL RECEPTACLE AND CLOSURE THEREFOR March 11 1924.

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Application filed April 28, 1922. Serial No. 556,701.

outlet "to the receptacle but, when prepared for the market, willprovide a chamber in which directions for the use of the materialcontained in the receptacles may be housed. After the article has comeinto the hands of the ultimate purchaser and the closure removed, thedirections may be taken therefrom and read and thereafter the closureemployed as a measuring cup to measure out .predetermined quantities ofthe contents of the receptacle. When subsequently not in use, thereceptacle may be sealed by return- The present invention thus providesa receptacle having a closure so formed as to provide convenient meansfor housing printed instruction sheets or directions and also aconvenient measuring receptacle. The capability of the closure to houseprinted'instructions is important since it enables the manufacturer toplace before the urchaser' more clear and explicit directions or the useof the contents of the containers than could be printed upon the surfaceof containers, which, in many cases, are so small that any printed labelapplied to the exterior thereof must necessarily be small and the typeused fine that it cannot be read by persons with defective sight. Whenthe present invention is employed, however, the label on the exterior ofthe container ma contain relatively lar e printing, embo ying a briefrsum o the directions, while clear, full and explicit directions may beprinted on a direction sheet adapted to be folded and housed within theclosure in concealed position until the closure is removed by theultimate purchaser.

In the preferred manner of carrying out the present invention, thecontainer is provided with a relatively long threaded 'neck or outletmouth and the closure embodies a threaded cap adapted to be screwed ontosaid mouth. The cap, however, is of less base of the cap is. flaredoutwardly and downwardly to form an inverted cup having an open bottom.When the cap is screwed down tight upon the threaded mouth of thecontainer so as to seal the open top thereof, the open side of the cupcomes to a seat upon the top of the container at the base of the neckthereof and forms, interiorly of the inverted cup, a closed annularchamber in which the direction sheet is adapted to be housed. In thepreferred form of the invention, the cap is adapted to have threadedengagement with a threaded neck but, in practice, a frictional slidingor bayonet joint connection, or other form of connection, may beemployed without departing from this mvention.

Features of the invention, other than those adverted to, will beapparent from the hereinafter detailed description and claims, when.read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one practical embodiment of theinvention, but the construction therein shown is to be understood asillustrative, only, and not as describing the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a container and closure, assembled,embodying the present invention, one lateral half of the closure beingshown in central section.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but illustrating the closureremoved from the container; and

Figure 3 is a bottom perspective view of the closure removed from thecontainer.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a container which, for thepurpose of illustration, is shown in the form of a cylindrical can. Thecan is provided at its top with a discharge spout embodying an outletmouth or neck 2, the upper portion of which is threaded as at 3.' Inorder that the container may beefiiciently emptied, that portion 4 ofthe neck of the container intermediate the top of the cylindricalportion 5 and the threaded mouth 3 is shown as substantiallyfrustro-conical but, in practice, a cylindrical threaded neck may extenddirectly from the top of the cylindrical portion 5 and thefrustroconical portion 4 may be omitted.

The closure for the container described embodies an i'nteriorly threadedcap 6 adapted to screw onto the threaded neck 3 of the container and inthe base of this cap a disc 7 of cardboard, cork or other material may.

be positioned so that, when the cap is screwed tightly onto the neck ofthe container, a tight seal will result. The cap 6 is of a depthconsiderably less than the height of the neck and the base of such capis flared outwardly as at 8 to form a base flange, the outer peripheryof which is formed with a dependlng flange or skirt 9. The full depth ofthe closure is substantially equal to the length of the neck of thecontainer so that when the threaded cap portion 6 of the closure isscrewed onto the threaded neck portion 3 of the container to form atight seal for the latter, the lower edge of the skirt 9 will be broughtinto engagement with the upper surface of the can and form a tight jointat this point. In practically carrying out the invention, the baseflange 8 is preferably made substantially flat and the parts are soproportioned that the lower edge of the skirt 9 will engage with the topof the can shortly before the screw cap becomes seated so that, as thescrew cap is turned down tightly, the base flange 8 will be slightlyflexed so as to force the skirt firmly against the top of the can andprovide a tight joint between these parts.

It will be apparent that, when the parts are assembled after the mannershown in Figure 1, a closed annular chamber 10 will be formed betweenthe can and the closure.

In packaging goods for the market, the can is first filled and theclosure is then applied. However, before applying the closure, a printeddirection sheet, folded into relatively small dimensions, as shown at11, is positioned within the cup portion of the closure, as best shownin dotted lines in Figure 3. The closure is now screwed into positionand serves not only to seal the can but also to house the directionsheet 11 in concealcd position.

When the ultimate purchaser removes the closure the direction sheet isexposed and may be removed and read, after which the closure may be heldin inverted position and employed as a measuring cup.- In practice, theparts are so proportioned that the cup Wlll be of a size well adaptingit to measure predetermined quantities of the material contained in thecan. The capacity of the closure, for use as a measuring cup, will ofcourse depend upon the height of the neck of the can and the consequentdepth of the closure and also upon the diameter of the cup portion ofthe closure. These dimensions can be calculated so that the cup willhold a predetermined quantity of the material. If desired, the skirt 9may be provided with graduations 12 to enable accurate measuring ofdiflerent quantities of the material, as shown in Figure 2.

In the fore oing specification, I have set forth the preflerredembodiment of the inmascara vention. lit will be understood, however,that details of the construction shown in the drawings may be changed,as by the substitution of equivalents, without departing from-thepresent invention. For example, the can has been referred to ascylindrical in shape but the invention may be associated with a can orreceptacle of any shape. Moreover, the cap has been described as havingthreaded connection with the neck of the can, while, in practice, asliding fit may be provided between these parts or a bayonet ointengagement may be employed. For

these reasons, the present invention is not' restricted to the specificstructural details illustrated but is to be understood as broadly novelas is commensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what ll claim as new anddesire to secur by Letters Patent:

1. A device of the character described embodying a container provided atits top with an upstanding threaded outlet spout, projecting above thetop of the body of the container, a threaded cap adapted to screw ontothe outlet spout for the purpose of sealing the same and mounting thecap on the spout against inadvertent displacement, said cap beingprovided at its bottom with an outwardly extending substantially flatbase and causes the skirt to be forced tight y against the top of thecontainer.

2. A. device of the character described embodying a container providedat its top with an upstanding outlet spout, a cap adapted toengage andgrip the outlet spout for the purposeof sealing the same and to hold thecap agalnst inadvertent displacement, said cap being provided at itsbottom with a substantially flat base flange, the outer periphery ofwhich is provided with a depending skirt adapted to engage with the topof the container before the cap becomes fully seated on the spoutthereof, whereby the bringing of the cap to fully seated position flexesthe base flange and causes the skirt to be forced tightly against thetop of the container to form within the skirt andbelow the base flange aclosed annular chamber adapted to contain an instruction sheet.

3. A device of the character described embodying a container provided atits top with a threaded outlet spout, projecting above the top of thebody of the container, a cylindrical measuring cup, open at its bottomand closed at its top, and provided centrally of its top with anupstanding interiorly threaded impertorate cap adapted to be meant/escrewed onto the threaded spout of the com tainer for the purpose ofsealing the so and simultaneously mounting both the cap and cup on thecontainer against inadvertent displacement, said measuring cup in ofsuch depth that, when the screw cap tion thereof is screwed onto theaded spout of the container, the open side of meas the

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